the creepy crawlies??? - Fibromyalgia Message Board

nean612 · 08-18-2005, 11:04 AM

Hello
I have a ?.....the creepy crawlies that i have read several people describe...

Sometimes at night i spend the majority of the night itching one spot and then another..feels like bugs are crawling on you...?? Is this like what others have experienced??-

I am still going thru the process of being diagnosed, but the more i have read, it seems i have fm.

- trouble sleeping/ night terrors
buring between shoulderblades
hands tingle, feels asleep
ibs
- tmj- dental problems...if i get a filling, its only a matter of time before i end up having a root canal......and the root canals dont heal properly..the tooth eventually gets pulled..
-forgetfullness..(while in the shower i cant remember if i washed my hair)
-left leg aches..some shooting pain
-shingles 4 years ago...pain is still there
-hubby has to pull me out of bed because of my neck/ back being painfull/stif

-left my job because i would be up for 3 days in a row...then falling asleep while driving (thats only 1 of the reasons)
-cant stand for long periods
-costochronditis
- feels like i have a bladder infection, then normal 2 days later. (no blood in urine)
-neck stiff
-my mom also had weird problems, none that were explained (she has passed due to cancer)

My neuro wants a sleep study...but i am tired of being studied.

My pcp and i talked about all of the above and all of the mris (3), bloodtests, urinalysis, ultrasounds, emg all normal. (except for a bulged disc)
He said that i probably do have fm, and to do the best that i can to fight the depression.

I cannot take antidepressants, i feel like i cant breath while on ultracet.
So on bad days i have to take vicodin for pain, and xanax helps with the pain too.

Sorry when i went so long, but when i read about the creepy crawlies....i thought, great..is this another sign?

Thanks for listening,

nean

pa235 · 08-19-2005, 07:24 AM

Oh those darn invisible bugs, I get them also. There have other posts about them also, they sure drive you up a wall.

Hugs, Linda

movin slo · 08-19-2005, 08:16 PM

Yep, the old creepy,crawlies! Man I hate to have them visit. I get so hyper over the feelings that sometimes I'm up at 3 a.m. taking a hot shower. Figure if it is bugs , they can be drown in soap and hot water for their trouble. And no I never have seen any bugs lol. Some times I feel like I'm trying to crawl out of my own skin. Horrible feeling.
My Doc. told me I could take a benadryl and some times that helps. Hope you find some relief.

bilij · 08-20-2005, 08:57 AM

Goodmorning folks, several weeks ago a dermatologist told me my
itch was caused by nerve endings overacting. (He did not know I have
fibromyalgia and I didn't tell him.) The little tube of cream he prescribed
was expensive, almost $100.00. It does stop the itch, but as one of you said,
it's from one place to another or all over. When I'm really busy and interested
in what I'm doing, I don't notice it nearly as much. A hot shower works for me too.
With fibro, we fell every little ''quirk'' in our bodies and when something hits hard,
I just say, ''this too shall pass.'' I hope you have an itch free week-end.
Bilij

movin slo · 08-20-2005, 06:25 PM

Bilij Glad you got something for relief

I have psoriasis,(very dry skin) My Derm put me on steroid cream. It stopped the itching. But I was on it for so many years (Without warning) that you only use it for 2 weeks at a time and off for 3 to4 weeks. The result is my skin is so thin like some in their 70's, I bump into things and I end up with a hematoma. My family Doc. took me off it and I take hydoxizine .25 mgs. They use this pill for hives and other reactions. It works very well, but it knocks me out. Right now I'm not on the Hydoxizine. I'm on so much other stuff. Any way glad you got something. Just be Care ful if it is steroids.

Down with the creepy~crawlies !!